Another step for extremism: Jihadis hand out recruitment leaflets in central London

LEAFLETS OF HATE: The extremist flyers were handed out today in Oxford Street [TWITTER / INSTA]

Former students of Omar Bakri, a banned cleric, and hate preacher Anjem Choudary were handing out the flyers in Oxford Street while standing in front of posters which said "the dawn of a new era has begun".

Metropolitan Police confirmed that they were reviewing the leaflets to see if any anti-terror laws had been broken.

Although ISIS is not explicitly mentioned the radicals were calling on Muslims to pledge allegiance to the "kahleef" – which is thought to be the self-appointed leader of ISIS, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.

One Muslim woman who confronted the men, believed to be from Luton, said she was racially abused.

The leaflet, which was posted on Twitter, says: "After many attempts and great sacrifices from the Ummah of Islam throughout the world, the Muslims with the help of Allah have announced the re-establishment of the Khaliafah and appointed an Imam as a Khaleef (Muslim leader)."

“We need to have a zero tolerance policy towards Isis supporters and recruiters in the UK”

Ghaffar Hussain, managing director of the Quilliam Foundation

A spokesman for Scotland Yard said: "The Metropolitan Police Service has been made aware of leaflets which reports state were distributed in the Oxford Street area.

“We are assessing the content of the leaflets to establish whether any criminal offences have been committed.”

Ghaffar Hussain, managing director of the anti-extremism Quilliam Foundation, said: "This is a very disturbing development but one that should not come as a surprise since we are aware that around 500 British nationals have joined up with Isis already.

"We need to have a zero tolerance policy towards Isis supporters and recruiters in the UK."

ISIS, now known simply as Islamic State (IS) are infamous for a recent spate of beheadings in northern Iraq.